Congrats Jennifer and Matt! We can’t wait for your wedding later this year!

We had a great time last night with Courtney and Matt photographing their engagement session on Jekyll Island. They were a great looking couple who were super sweet with each other. I’m totally looking forward to their wedding in June next year!

As we were heading to our cars after the session, Courtney mentioned a minor detail: She was a bride featured on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta! (link to episode) Whoa! So neat! I feel like we hung out with a famous person tonight! :)

Congrats to The Darkroom, another local studio, who we tied with in the portrait category.

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Totally my favorite from the day. Her eyes are totally saying “I love you!”

Fun fact: We removed over 100 gnats (small annoying bugs!) from this photo. They were fierce!

We joined Ashley and Jarratt on Jekyll Island at the old Amphitheater. It used to be the place to see live stage performances but hasn’t been used in years. The rusticness gave our session a great setting. Afterward we took a stroll through the Historic District, stopping at a few fun places for photos.

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So when I got the call one day from Candi I was so excited. We were open for her wedding day! After solidifying everything we began to talk engagement session. She and her fiance Laz decided to drive up from south Florida for their engagement session. After those plans were made we learned a family reunion of sorts had been formed. Scott, Candi, and their mom Lydia would all be in town the weekend of the engagement session! Awesome!

We enjoyed the time together eating and hanging out. It was just like old times.

Then on Sunday we had the engagement session on Jekyll Island. We started at converted old draw bridge (now a fishing pier) in the shadow of the new bridge that takes you onto Jekyll Island. We also spent a bit of time around the hotel and then hit Driftwood beach around sunset. They told us they wanted to use an orange for the ones at the beach. Odd. They explained that her dad told her a Spanish saying regarding soul mates was “two halves of the same orange” – something so true of them. Now it makes sense. Oranges are also a key to her wedding theme and decorations.

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I am super pleased with this engagement session. Jekyll Island has great beaches that we took full advantage of. Driftwood Beach, where we began our session, is a popular site for weddings and portrait sessions. The good thing about a 6am shoot is the beaches being almost completely clear of other people. We did have one ATV drive by with college students checking on the sea turtle nests near us though.

I do want to point out one thing I was really stoked about… I got to climb a tree! The picture looking down at Ashley and Michael laying on the beach towel was taken from about 8 feet up in the air and about 12 feet out on a slippery branch. There’s nothing like a little danger to make a photo shoot a little more exciting!

Afterward we headed to the historic district to get some more images including some with their bows! They both compete in archery tournaments and wanted to incorporate this love they share into their portraits.

We can’t wait for their wedding next month!

LaRon and Kali are so great to be around. They seriously love each other and act like they’re best buds. You can see some of their joking personalities come through in these photos. This was my favorite kind of engagement session… the kind where we have to give very little direction and just let the couple be themselves.

We spent our time on Jekyll Island at this incredible engagement session. We can’t wait to shoot their wedding in Atlanta later this year. We’re soooo stoked!

Enjoy…